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I have been starting to worry about my toadstool coral.. I have had it for about a week and a half, and I haven't seen its tentacles for about 3 days. Today when the light came on, it emitted what looked like a milky substance, and then some white stringy stuff. It looked like a really think...

Another shot of it.

I have something that is attached to one of my cerith snails. It looks like its some sort of shellfish with a wavy opening. Sorry this isn't the clearest pic. Any ideas? Thanks!

I'll do that first thing tomorrow. I just noticed it has already procreated!

Or couldn't I just yank it off the rock?

Hmmm, just looking at another post.. looks like it might be Aiptasia? I also read that lemon juice injected in this would kill it, and was reef safe, can anyone confirm? Thanks

I believe this is some sort of anemone that hitchhiked in on a frag from the LFS. Can anyone identify? And is it safe, or should I get rid of it? Thanks

Thanks for the info. The light has fans ontop, and some venting area in the back. Instead of painting, I put up some alum foil inside of the cabinet between the tank and the light. I think it made a big difference. Definately brighter, and fewer shadows. A clam would be cool.

Sorry, I should have given more details... I wasn't thinking.. It's a 442 watt light. 1x 250W DE HQI Bulb 15K, 2x 96W CF Bulb Actinic Blue. I often just use one of the actinics though, because I think it looks better. It is a 30 gallon tank, 17" or so tall. Currently the tank has 2 clowns, 3...

Originally Posted by Mimzy if u have a septic tank it doesn't matter what drain you pour it down; sink, toilet, bathtub, whatever - they all go to your septic tank. personally, I wouldn't do it, no way no how. far too many mineral in that stuff to clog up my pipes and tank. but then, I'm very...

Originally Posted by Coral Keeper What?? 1 gallon of water weighs 8 lb. So 5 times 8 is 40 lb... I was about to say the same thing. A good ways is about 200 feet to the edge of my woods. I'm not weak, just lazy.

Originally Posted by EL GUAPO Here is colorado we just bottle it and sell it as Coors light . I figured you'd de-ice the driveway with it

Originally Posted by ruaround just dump it in a part of your yard with no vegetation... I'd have to carry it a good ways to get to part that doesn't have vegetation. I guess I can just dump it in my neighbors yard.. haha j/k

Interesting points. The tank is concrete. It woudn't be alot of salt water - and not very often. I only have a 30 gallon tank - so it would just be whenever I need to do partial water changes.

Originally Posted by ruaround why would you put it down your toilet??? Where do you put yours?

Does anyone know - If I put salt water (from water changes) down my toilet, will it mess up my septic tank? IE: will the salt mess up the bacteria and bio that makes the septic tank work? Thanks

I have my light installed in my cabinet about 14" above the water level. Am I losing any noticeable amount of the light by it dispersing before it hits the water? The inside of the cabinet is black - maybe I should paint it white?. I might be able to lower the light to sit on top of the...

Good to know. Thanks

K, sounds good. Thanks

So, if I do a partial water change, should I have slightly higher than desired salt in the new water to make it balance out. or should I have my desired level in the new mix, and just increase it over multiple water changes? Would it cause any problems if I just slowly added a little bit of salt...